Animal Consciousness

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Dennis Hackethal’s avatar
Dennis Hackethal, about 1 year ago·#375·· Collapse

[W]ild nature is evil and […] we should seek to get rid of it (if we continue to believe in animal consciousness).

The suffering of some is not an obligation on others (Rand).

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Dirk Meulenbelt’s avatar
Dirk MeulenbeltOP, about 1 year ago·#400·· Collapse

Not an obligation, but it would be a Morally Good Thing, whereas without sentience it would be pointless. (Or rather, a Morally Bad Thing, as this would be costly to sentient humans.)